Employers' Liability Act : Short title and extent. Indian Bare Acts :

Employers' Liability Act,1938

Act No : 24

Section : Short title and extent.

THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT, 1938 ACT NO. 24 OF 1938 1* [24th September, 1938.] An Act to declare that certain defences shall not be raised in suits for damages 2*** in respect of injuries sustained by workmen. WHEREAS it is expedient to declare that certain defences shall not be raised in suits for damages 2*** in respect of injuries sustained by workmen; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- 1. Short title and extent.- (1) This Act may be called the Employers' Liability Act, 1938. (2) It extends to the whole of India 3***.